B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » Derek Boogaard http://kkcb.com Sun, 19 May 2013 15:50:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Derek Boogaard Died Of A Brain Disease Linked To Getting Hit In The Head http://kkcb.com/derek-boogaard-died-of-a-brain-disease-linked-to-getting-hit-in-the-head/ http://kkcb.com/derek-boogaard-died-of-a-brain-disease-linked-to-getting-hit-in-the-head/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:47:47 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=29837 The New York Times is doing a series about the life and death of for Wild bruiser Derek Boogaard.   It turns out the continued hits he took while fighting may have lead directly to his addictions and ultimately his death.  You can read part of that series below.  Should the NHL take this information and look into their fighting policy?
THROUGH THE NIGHT and into the next day, as the scrolls across the bottom of television screens spread the news of Derek Boogaard’s death last May, the calls of condolences came, one after another.

Among them was a call from a stranger, first to Joanne Boogaard in Regina, Saskatchewan, then to Len Boogaard in Ottawa. It was a researcher asking for the brain of their son.

]]> http://kkcb.com/derek-boogaard-died-of-a-brain-disease-linked-to-getting-hit-in-the-head/feed/ 0 Photo by Scott A. Schneider/Getty Images Ex-Wild Tough Guy Derek Boogaard Found Dead In Minneapolis Apartment http://kkcb.com/ex-wild-tough-guy-derek-boogaard-found-dead-in-minneapolis-apartment/ http://kkcb.com/ex-wild-tough-guy-derek-boogaard-found-dead-in-minneapolis-apartment/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 15:20:16 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=6246 More sad sports related news out of Minnesota with the shocking death of Derek Boogaard, who was a fan favorite during his time with the Minnesota Wild.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in this difficult time.
Members of the Wild family were hit hard Friday night when it was learned that Derek Boogaard, affectionately dubbed the "Boogey Man" during his days policing the ice at Xcel Energy Center, was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment by members of his family.

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